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The Price of NATO Membership: Growing Resistance to the Alliance’s Rearmament Agenda
AT SEA - MARCH 06: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy.) In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, is taxied on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 6, 2026 in the Mediterranean Sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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The Price of NATO Membership: Growing Resistance to the Alliance’s Rearmament Agenda

Despite deepening divisions within NATO, member states have committed to raising military spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035. As governments face mounting pressure to rearm, growing political and public opposition is questioning the social and economic costs of the alliance’s agenda.

Jul 9, 2026

By Ivana Vasic-Lalovic

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